How To Assemble A Shed Roof

Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place.

How to assemble a shed roof.

This tutorial is designed to walk you through the steps of building a shed roof for a simple gable roofed shed for spans up to 10. You can build your own shed trusses by using a standard jig. I decided to take full advantage of the regulations and build a 10 x 14 shed. In the example design the piers are spaced 6 feet 1 8 m apart in one direction and 4 feet 1 2 m apart in the other for a total grid area of 12 x 8 feet.

With the minimum of swearing on your part. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference. First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof. Level the ground if necessary and install deck piers along a grid to support the shed.

The images used show a roof that has a 4 in 12 pitch but the pitch can be changed to whatever is on your shed plans. Unfortunately i am not available to build a shed roof this week or the next few weeks for that matter but i have found the time to put together this article to give you the information you need to create a stunning roof for your shed. To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles. The shed roof is arguably the hardest part a shed to build.

It has a greater slope. I decided on a slanted roof. The piers will allow you to string support beams beneath the floor of the shed. I wanted a simple roof.